Stephen Glaister CBE (born 21 June 1946) is Emeritus Professor of Transport and Infrastructure at the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Imperial College London, where he was also director of the Railway Technology Strategy Centre. [1]
He was chair of the Office of Rail and Road from early 2016 until 31 December 2018. He remained a member of the ORR Board until 2020.
He is a former board member of Transport for London and former director of the RAC Foundation. [2]
He is a fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers and has been an advisor to many transport-related organisations and committees since the late 1970s. He has been cited as an expert on transport policy. [3]
Glaister has, amongst other things, been: the director of the Railway Technology Strategy Centre; a board member of Transport for London (2000 to 2008); and director of the RAC Foundation (2008 to 2015).
He was first appointed the Chair of the Office of Rail and Road in March 2015, [4] a position he was most recently reappointed to in January 2018. [5]
He has published widely on transport matters and was appointed a CBE for services to public transport in 1998. [6] He has also published regarding the regulation of the water and gas industries. [6]
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The RAC Foundation is a registered charity.
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